Help get Pride and Prejudice on stage

You are cordially invited to a most delightful assembly at The PumpHouse Theatre this November as we transport you to the genteel world of Miss Jane Austen.

Actually, no. This isn't your grandmother's Austen!

Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, Kate Hamill’s adaptation is P&P for a new era, exploring the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life.

Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent adaptation.

“Hamill…has a gift for condensing three-volume novels into galloping two-act plays. Her screwball PRIDE AND PREJUDICE…is as frolicsome as her earlier efforts. It hasn’t met a rib it can’t tickle.” —The New York Times

You can help!

Foolish Wit Theatre's kaupapa is to bridge the gap between community theatre and professional work, helping actors and creatives get professional level experience, and be rewarded (with profit share) for their work.

A modest boosted target of $2,000 will help us cover the cost of production expenses like the lavish gowns, handmade by costume designer Āria Harrison-Sparke, or set decoration and lighting that brings designer Julia Rutherford's vision to life.

Who's involved

Ngutu Atamai Foolish With Theatre has been around since 2015. You might have seen our past productions of The Welkin(2023), The Crucible(2021), The Vagina Monologues(2020) or Brainstorm(2020).

Founders James Bell, Mags Delaney-Moffatt and Āria Harrison-Sparke bring decades of experience to each production with a focus on storytelling, world building and teamwork.

For Pride and Prejudice we're thrilled to bring together 19 talented actors and creatives to this production, featuring:

• Jane Bennet - Brooke Sandys
• Elizabeth Bennet - Jack Frances Corte
• Mary Bennet - Tanna Van Rensburg
• Lydia Bennet - Alice Dibble
• Mrs. Bennet - Steph Curtis
• Mr. Bennet - Blair Purkiss
• Charlotte Lucas - Heather Warne
• Mr. Collins - Stephen Curtis
• Caroline Bingley - Halina Brooke
• Mr. Bingley - Mauritz Badenhorst
• Mr. Darcy - Shivneel Singh
• Mr. Wickam - Taku Chiketa
• Lady Catherine De Bourgh - Sian Jaquet
• Miss Anne De Bourgh - Āria Harrison-Sparke
• Director - James Bell
• Stage Manager - Mags Delaney-Moffatt
• Costume Design - Āria Harrison-Sparke
• Lighting/Set Design - Julia Rutherford
• Props - Siobhan Donnelly
• Composer - Erin Fagan

Double the donation

We're thrilled to have secured a match-donor who'll match every donation to help us reach our target sooner. Thank you anonymous friend!

We hope you'll join us for a fabulous ball this November.